roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
softly; mildly; gently; politely
government worker; public servant; civil servant
bribe; sweetener; douceur
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
disparaging words; derogatory term; insult; epithet
to spread; to be propagated
many; much; plenty; hardly
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
Japanese company (business, firm)
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
telecommunications; correspondence
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
delivery; transfer; hand-over
originally; by nature; from the start
ministry proper; home office; head office; this ministry; this department